Southern Baked Bean and Ground Beef Casserole is another iconic Southern covered dish our family loves to share at family functions, Church Potlucks, picnics and even on some of the spring and summer Holiday gatherings. This […]

This hearty and delicious tasting Spicy Southern 15 Bean Soup with Smoked Sausage is perfect for chasing away the wintertime blues. Made with some of the South’s favorite ingredients such as; smoked sausage, 15 different beans, fresh […]

In the Roaring Twenties, a new star would emerge on the food menu of the Cincinnati-based Empress Lunch Room owned by Greek immigrants Tom and John Kiradjieff, that recipe is what has been known for 90+ […]

Rice with Pigeon Peas { Arroz Con Gandules } is one of my favorite Puerto Rican recipes usually served on Holidays and special occasions, made with long grain rice, Spanish tomato sauce, sofrito, pigeon peas, […]

New Years Day is nearly here and there are some Southern Traditions I plan to uphold; one of them being Cajun Hoppin’ John along with a few other delicious Old Southern traditions. Hoppin John like most Southern […]

Minestrone is a delicious, hearty, thick soup of Italian origin made with common ingredients such as beans, onions, celery, carrots, vegetable stock, and tomato, pasta or rice. There is no recipe set in stone for Minestrone, […]

Creole Red beans and rice is a traditional popular dish of Louisiana cuisine; usually made in native homes with red beans, Andouille sausage,Tasso ham, the Holy Trinity which consists of bell pepper, onion, and celery, […]

Vegetarian Frijoles Rojos con Arroz is a wonderful dish that I consider to be something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. Hence the blue napkin in the photo above. I have taken an old […]

Pasta e Fagioli is a perfectly warm, comforting, and cost efficient recipe that has a wonderful combination of deliciously simple and filling ingredients such as San Marzano tomatoes, cannellini beans, celery, pasta, minced garlic, among […]

This Simple and Easy to make Black Bean Salsa with Avocado & Corn recipe is a perfect recipe for Game Season and entertaining combining black beans, avocado, corn, diced tomatoes, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and lime […]

The Chili with Beans Trilogy features 3 delicious flavorful chili recipes that you and your family are bound to love, White Chili, Chili Con Carne, and Black Bean and Shrimp Chili. These recipes are perfect […]

You’ll love that the Black Bean Avocado Salsa with Corn and Pineapple recipe can be used as a salsa with chips or condiment for tortilla chips, rice, tacos, fish, and or chicken dishes. This wonderful […]